in the bag
Already sewn up
In the bag means virtually certain, as good as secured: Don't celebrate yet—the contract isn't in the bag.
The phrase suggests something already captured or contained, no longer at risk of escaping.
It often appears in contexts where someone is prematurely confident: He thought the election was in the bag.
- nailed itSucceeded completely, emphatically
- slam dunkForceful basket from above
- sure thingGuaranteed outcome or agreement
- in the pocketVirtually guaranteed, locked up
- shoo-inInevitable victor
down pat · accomplished · achieved · secured · cinch · money in the bank · locked in · done deal · sewn up · signed sealed delivered · fait accompli · guaranteed · handled · under control · foregone conclusion · open and shut · mastered · no-brainer
- drunk slangdrunk, wasted, hammered, smashed, plastered
- Easy Thingseasy, simple, easy peasy, easy-peasy, easy as pie
- finisheddone, completed, finished, complete, ended
- Complacencytoo comfortable, going through motions, phoning it in, mailing it in, self-satisfied
in the bagup in the air
Unresolved, awaiting determination
uncertain · undecided · in doubt · touch and go · in question
in the bagup for grabs
Open for claiming
too close to call · neck and neck · wide open · down to the wire
in the baglost
Unable to navigate
down the drain · hopeless · doomed · dead in the water · sunk
bag, bags, handbag, bagged, bagging, airbag, handbags, sandbag, beanbag